Influence of soil moisture on boundary layer cloud development

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-99

  Ek, M B ^a   Holtslag, A A M ^b  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD; LAND SURFACE;

EID: 1642325242     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2004)005<0086:IOSMOB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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